‘Queen Sugar’ Resumes Production On Revamped Season 5 With COVID-19, Black Lives Matter & Election Storylines

Corrie has featured many Black characters.Factory machinist Shirley Armitage was the first regular Black character back in the '80s. She began a romance with supermarket manager Curly Watts.But it wasn't until last year that the ITV soap introduced its first-ever regular Black family, the Baileys, to better reflect modern day Manchester.Coronation Street producer Iain MacLeod admitted their arrival was long overdue.

Also Read: 'This Is Us' Season 5 First Look: The Pearsons Start Over and Kevin Wears a Mask (Video)“This Is Us” Season 5 kicks off with a two-hour premiere on Oct. 27 at 9/8c on NBC.More to come…

Lizzo is “optimistic and hopeful” following the global Black Lives Matter protests earlier this year (2020).In an interview on the Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, the Juice hitmaker admitted she’s confident that, once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, people will come together to build a more equal society for future generations.Reflecting on the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice by a U.S. police officer in 2014, she says: “People politicized it.

Warner Bros. Television has signed an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with one of the founders of Black Lives Matter.

Kaleem Aftab “Walking Dead” producer Gale Anne Hurd says that the Black Lives Matter movement rather than #MeToo has been the game changer for representation in film and television.In a far-ranging Canneseries online conversation about her career, she also discussed sexism she has faced, future plans for “The Walking Dead” with a new spin-off series and movie, and how she keeps returning to the theme of  “ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances who find the inner strength to

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Apple’s The Morning Show is headed back to production. The award-winning series is slated to restart filming its second season on October 19.

first two-hour eviction on Thursday's chaotic live episode. The «rookie» was the second to be voted out of the latest episode, following Kevin Campbell and preceding Daniele Donato Briones.From the moment he stepped into the house, David's time on was rocky at best.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVUPDATE THURSDAY PM: One more series in Vancouver, the CW/CBS TV Studios’ Charmed, will return to production tomorrow after getting the delayed COVID-19 test results for the cast and crew. There are still a number of shows that have been dark for days due to the backlog.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Queen Sugar” is getting back in action.The OWN series is officially returning to set for production on season 5 in New Orleans to shoot the remainder of its 10-episode season.Production on the fifth season had previously begun in March, but like almost every show it the planet, it was forced to shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Black Lives Matter" placed above it. Also added to the floor for the Finals are Walt Disney World logos at opposite sidelines, as well as blue and red painted baselines with images of the Larry O'Brien trophy layered on top.NBA Unveils New Court Design for 2020 #NBAFinals Presented by @YouTubeTV! pic.twitter.com/rBXN5bz6brThe NBA will continue to use virtual fans in the arena displayed on the 17-foot video boards surrounding the court.

Film  and television productions are ramping up in many areas despite looming concerns over the coronavirus pandemic -- and the latest reality TV series to hit go on filming is “Top Chef.” The competition cooking show is all hands on deck to begin shooting its next edition in Portland, Ore. And with the greenlight, COVID-19 measures will be implemented to keep production on track and positive tests hopefully at a minimum.

Lucifer.The supernatural Netflix series halted production in March as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Although filming had wrapped for all the episodes in the second half of the show’s fifth season, the production team hadn’t managed to complete the finale in time.Fans have waited patiently for the second half of season five to air along with the closing episode.

As Hollywood came together to celebrate the past year in TV for last night's Emmy Awards, some stars used the opportunity to pay tribute to the movement for racial justice marching across the country, and to bring awareness to the Black lives lost to police brutality. A few drew attention to Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old emergency medical technician from Louisville, who was shot and killed by police during a raid at her home in March.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“We have a record number of Black Emmy nominees this year, which is great,” black-ish star Anthony Anderson began as he presented at the 2020 Emmys. “These Emmys would have been the NBA All-Star weekend and Wakanda all wrapped into one.”“This was supposed to be the Blackest Emmys ever.

sparked new controversy on Britain's Got Talent following the furore over dance troupe Diversity's powerful Black Lives Matter performance on the show two weeks ago.

Bruce Springsteen has spoken about the resurgent Black Lives Matter movement, calling it one of “tremendous hope” that “history is demanding”.Widespread protests have been held around the world under the movement’s banner since May when George Floyd was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis.Springsteen discussed recent political events in America including BLM in a new interview.

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Britain's Got Talent 2020 semi-final on Saturday September 5, portrayed the death of George Floyd in America and the protests that followed. Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereSharing examples of some of the vile comments he'd received, Ashley told his followers on Instagram: "No I don’t mean 'criticism'...